作者:Reagan Lucie 5 年以前
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Comparing And
Contrasting Genres
Similarities
Certain aspects of literary
elements are plausible
Book Selections
*The Recess Queen
by Alexis O'Neill
*Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
Themes
*growing up
*family
*school
*adventure/survival
*aging/death
*diversity
*mystery/suspense
*humor
Book Selections
*If You Decide To Go To The Moon
by Faith McNulty & Steven Kellogg
*Boy and Bot
by Ame Dyckman & Dan Yaccarino
Similarities
*moral challenges
Book Selections
*Poppy by Avi
*Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Similarities
*based on imagination
*some actions must be
identifiable and familiar
Comparing And
Contrasting Genres
Realistic Fiction
Readers are drawn
to the dilemmas the characters
face because they can empathize
and they are solved with realistic
solutions.
Characters and plot
are made up but challenges
are ones that reader may
encounter in real life.
Science Fiction
Author puts clues
into text, inviting readers
to make predictions about
what may happen
Real scientific concepts
are intertwined with aspects
of improbability
Modern Fantasy
High Fantasy
Situations occur
in a secondary world
*mythical
*gothic
*epic/heroic
*sword/sorcery
Low Fantasy
Primary world with
magical elements
*personified animals/toys
*magical powers
*embellished fairy tales
*supernatural elements
*time slips
Imaginative, magical,
transformed world with
events, settings, and
creatures that do not exist
in the real world.